Blue Soldier
1968 · Era 3194 · Hollywood, California
- Artist
- Donnie Brooks
- Title
- Blue Soldier
- Release
- Blue Soldier / Love Is Funny That Way
- Year
- 1968
- Label
- Era # 3194
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Hollywood, California, USA
- Songwriter
- Jon Travers
- Genre
- Pop · Pop
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
Blue Soldier (Brooks, Donnie) Brooks - from Dallas, Texas. Currently Burbank, California. Pop. Vietnam-era - could be civil war? But released in 1968. Man fighting in war, writes letter to sweetheart. Sounds like he might be overseas.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Era Records 3194 (45-BSN-669), orange label marked "Promotional copy — Not for sale"; "Blue Soldier" (Jon Travers), 2:22, Bamboo Music, Inc. & May Dee. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
Donnie Brooks (born John Dee Abohosh, 6 February 1936, Dallas, Texas; died 23 February 2007, Panorama City, California) was an American pop singer best known for the 1960 hits 'Mission Bell' and 'Doll House'. 'Blue Soldier' was issued on Era 3194 in 1968 and appears in his own documented session list. [Source: Discogs; Praguefrank's Country Music Discographies; Los Angeles Times obituary]